Daily almanac

Today is Wednesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2014. There are 196 days left in the year.

Today is Wednesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2014. There are 196 days left in the year.

Highlight in history

• ?In 1873, suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty by a judge in Canandaigua, N.Y., of breaking the law by casting a vote in the 1872 presidential election. The judge fined Anthony $100, but she never paid the penalty.

• ?In 1912, the Republican National Convention, which would nominate President William Howard Taft (left, top) for another term in office, opened in Chicago.

• ?In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda spoke to each other by telephone as they inaugurated the first trans-Pacific cable completed by AT&T between Japan and Hawaii, and linked to existing cables between Hawaii and California.

• ?In 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride (left, bottom), 32, became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission.

• ?In 1984, Denver talk-radio host Alan Berg was fatally shot outside his home. Two white supremacists were later convicted of civil-rights violations in the slaying.

• ? One year ago: The Taliban and the U.S. said they would hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country’s security to the Afghan army and police.

Thought for Today

“The way of a superior man is three-fold; virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.” — Confucius, Chinese philosopher (551-479 B.C.)